Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. AC Milan (Thu Nov 09)


                           Rangers FC  |  AC Milan
                              3-5-2 C  |  4-4-2 D
                          Steve Brown  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK W_Brookhuis
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Samir
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF S_Rodgers
                       Thiago_Luiz DF  |  DF Colton_Yellow
                        M_Overmars MF  |  DF B_Bailey
                       Jamie_Tartt MF  |  MF ARr_Ronald
                        J_Barjonas MF  |  MF T_Stark
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF Imbula
                          J_Baxter MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW J_Snow
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                         F_Ricksen SUB |  SUB L_Blokland
                         J_Serrano SUB |  SUB T_Cahill
                         R_Russell SUB |  SUB Alexis
                          T_McLean SUB |  SUB D_Simone

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(amn) T_Stark picks out J_Snow with the cross
          ...  But Erling_Haland with the fine tackle
Min. 4  :(amn) ARr_Ronald with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  He knocks it to J_Snow!
          ...  M_Overmars is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 7  :(rfc) Jamie_Tartt volleys it forward. He finds Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The shot slips through W_Brookhuis's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  That s given Rangers FC the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 9  :(rfc) J_Baxter looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Erling_Haland
          ...  B_Bailey with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 11 :(rfc) M_Overmars pulls it back to N_Pepe
          ...  A skilful effort from N_Pepe !
          ...  W_Brookhuis makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(rfc) N_Pepe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Lewandowski!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Stark with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
          ...  Steve Brown is far from happy with that decision
Min. 28 :(rfc) J_Baxter takes possession
          ...  J_Baxter curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  A foul on the keeper
          ...  You have to say that was harsh
Min. 28 :(amn) R_Lewandowski plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 29 :(rfc) Jerzinho_Jnr unselfishly lays the ball back to Jamie_Tartt
          ...  B_Bailey cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 31 :(amn) R_Lewandowski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr brings him down!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  R_Lewandowski bends it round the wall
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 32 :(rfc) Jerzinho_Jnr finds K_Rekik with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  ARr_Ronald with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 33 :(rfc) J_Baxter with a pinpoint pass to N_Pepe
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Bailey
Min. 35 :(rfc) Erling_Haland spots N_Pepe who is in acres of space
          ...  N_Pepe has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  W_Brookhuis with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Cooper drives it into the box!
          ...  N_Pepe swings a leg at it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  W_Brookhuis never had a chance!
Min. 37 :(rfc) N_Pepe runs at Colton_Yellow
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  N_Pepe blasts it at the goal !
          ...  W_Brookhuis with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 38 :(rfc) Thiago_Luiz is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to J_Barjonas
          ...  S_Wiltord stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 38 :(amn) Imbula beats K_Rekik
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Pepe with the foul
          ...  K_Clark tries to calm him down
Min. 38 :(rfc) Erling_Haland nutmegs S_Rodgers, he continues to run forward
          ...  Colton_Yellow with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Steve Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Erling_Haland drives it in
          ...  W_Brookhuis can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 42 :(amn) S_Wiltord with a precise pass to J_Snow
          ...  Thiago_Luiz rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(amn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AC Milan will now be playing C
Min. 46 :(rfc) Erling_Haland with the dribble
          ...  S_Rodgers is easily beaten
          ...  S_Wiltord with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 2-0 AC Milan

Min. 51 :(amn) S_Wiltord with the first time flick to Imbula
          ...  J_Baxter with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Bryan McKay looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 52 :(rfc) N_Pepe moves forward
          ...  N_Pepe with the header !
          ...  W_Brookhuis with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 53 :(amn) Imbula sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord attempts a lob!
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 60 :(rfc) F_Ricksen comes on for Thiago_Luiz and takes up a DF role
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Serrano comes on for J_Barjonas and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(rfc) F_Ricksen with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  F_Ricksen tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  W_Brookhuis makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 61 :(rfc) Jamie_Tartt fires over a low cross to Erling_Haland
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Samir
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to N_Pepe
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  W_Brookhuis is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 62 :(rfc) N_Pepe barges S_Rodgers off the ball
          ...  But Colton_Yellow slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Clark has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 65 :(amn) L_Blokland replaces Samir and will play DF
Min. 65 :(amn) S_Rodgers moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Bailey
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That s his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 69 :(rfc) Jamie_Tartt is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland attempts a lob!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 70 :(amn) T_Cahill is coming on for ARr_Ronald and playing MF
Min. 70 :(amn) Alexis is being brought on
          ...  T_Stark is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) M_Overmars beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland with the crafty shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 70 :(rfc) N_Pepe with the towering header to Erling_Haland
          ...  L_Blokland with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
          ...  Steve Brown is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  M_Overmars swings it in
          ...  N_Pepe takes control of it!
          ...  N_Pepe with a thundering shot!
          ...  W_Brookhuis with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Serrano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 71 :(rfc) Jamie_Tartt is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Ricksen
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_Ricksen !
          ...  W_Brookhuis just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 75 :(rfc) T_McLean comes on for N_Pepe and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(amn) A defence splitting pass from Colton_Yellow to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But Rafael tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Colton_Yellow chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Rafael reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(amn) D_Simone is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Snow is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(rfc) D_Cooper sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Erling_Haland
          ...  Colton_Yellow with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 83 :(amn) T_Cahill has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_Ricksen
          ...  He knocks it to D_Simone!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Simone !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 86 :(rfc) D_Cooper leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to T_McLean
          ...  T_McLean with a bicycle kick !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  W_Brookhuis never had a chance!
Min. 87 :(amn) Colton_Yellow with a burst of pace
          ...  A vicious shot by Colton_Yellow !
          ...  Rafael gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) D_Simone takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Rekik
          ...  D_Simone fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  AC Milan have pulled one back!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 91 :(rfc) M_Overmars with a glorious long pass to T_McLean
          ...  T_McLean with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 130,707
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : N_Pepe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Erling_Haland (7,38), N_Pepe (61)
Sent Off             : Jerzinho_Jnr (65)
Booked               : Thiago_Luiz (42), J_Baxter (51)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Simone
Scorers              : D_Simone (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Wiltord (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 3 - 1 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  38   2   2   2  20 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  36   8   2  12 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  29   7   1  17 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  30  10
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  29   1   1  33 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  92   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  29  14  14 |  92   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  28   6  14 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  28   5  34 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  29  33 |  76   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  50
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  29  12 |  92   0   1   1   0   4   2   0   0   0  20  10  50
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  32   9   7  33 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Serrano      MF   1  32   1   1  30 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_McLean       FW   2   3   1  28  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Brookhuis    GK  31   1   5   1  31 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samir          DF   2  30   1   1  18 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
S_Rodgers      DF   2  29   5   5  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  26   7   2  27 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
B_Bailey       DF   2  25   5  10  20 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
ARr_Ronald     MF   2   3  31   2  11 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Stark        MF   2   5  30   1  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Imbula         MF   1  11  29  18  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  30  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  29  29 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  29  22   1  38 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  28  14  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Simone       FW   2   4   7  25  23 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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